OVERALL SUMMARY
At Close Brothers we look to recruit individuals from all different backgrounds and encourage you to apply even if you don’t tick every box. We celebrate diversity, promote inclusivity and are open to discuss flexible work options to help you balance your work and home life.
Join Close Brothers Invoice Finance (CBIF) as a Financial Crime Analyst, where you'll play a key role in preventing finance crime by supporting and enhancing our compliance controls and systems.
We're looking for someone with experience in financial crime and compliance, especially customer due diligence. You'll be an effective communicator, a sharp decision maker, and skilled at identifying and managing risk.
Be part of a team that values integrity, expertise, and proactive risk management.
RESPONSIBILITIES
* Complete customer due diligence on prospective clients and conduct periodic customer due diligence reviews on existing clients
* Act as subject matter expert providing risk-based advice to CBIF stakeholders on key areas of anti-money laundering including customer due diligence and beneficial ownership
* Produce written procedures and keep them up to date and aligned to Bank Standards
* Report suspicious activity to the MLRO
* Perform transaction monitoring and collate, review and report on results
* Prepare and distribute management information to senior stakeholders and the MLRO
* Assist with the completion of the business-wide financial crime risk assessment and annual REP-CRIM return to the Financial Conduct Authority
* Assist with other financial crime-related tasks and projects as required
* Implement recommendations from GIA audits by agreed dates
WE WOULD LOVE TO HEAR FROM YOU IF YOU HAVE:
* Experience of working in a financial crime compliance-related role
* Working knowledge of UK financial crime laws and regulations, in particular Money Laundering Regulations, Proceeds of Crime Act, and the application of the Regulations and associated guidance in practice in different business settings
* Ability to plan and organise workload, manage own time effectively to meet tight deadlines. Be proactive / operate on own initiative when required
* Strong written & verbal communication skills and confidence engaging at all levels
* Strong stakeholder management skills
IT IS NOT ESSENTIAL BUT IT WOULD BE GREAT IF YOU:
* Have experience in invoice discounting and factoring
* Have evidence of expertise in process excellence and associated methodologies and embedding Continuous Improvement
We are an inclusive organisation and committed to ensuring our recruitment process is as accessible as possible to everyone. We will make adjustments for people who have a disability or long-term condition. If you need the job description or application form in an alternative format or would like to discuss the recruitment process with us, please email us at or request a call back.
ABOUT US
At Close Brothers we support employees to balance their work life priorities and in this role you will be able to enjoy a mixture of hybrid working.
Close Brothers is a leading UK merchant banking group providing lending, deposit taking and securities trading. We employ approximately 3,000 people, principally in the United Kingdom and Ireland. Close Brothers Group plc is listed on the London Stock Exchange and is a constituent of the FTSE 250.